EP0875898B1 - Boitier de stockage pour disque compact - Google Patents

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EP0875898B1
EP0875898B1 EP98107994A EP98107994A EP0875898B1 EP 0875898 B1 EP0875898 B1 EP 0875898B1 EP 98107994 A EP98107994 A EP 98107994A EP 98107994 A EP98107994 A EP 98107994A EP 0875898 B1 EP0875898 B1 EP 0875898B1
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Hiroyuki Sato
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
    • G11B33/0411—Single disc boxes
    • G11B33/0422—Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge
    • G11B33/0427—Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge comprising centre hole locking means

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  • This invention concerns a flat, roughly parallelepipedic storage case capable of storing relatively small-diameter optical recording discs (hereinafter referred to simply as compact discs), and concerns in particular a compact disc storage case having an improved means of securing the label of said case.
  • Fig. 4 is a top view of a conventional compact disc case (1) in its opened state; Fig. 5, a cross-section cut along line A-A in Fig. 4; Fig. 6, an oblique view of the label (21) folded into an L shape that is inserted into the pocket (17) in the lid (12) that comprises part of said compact disc storage case (1), and Fig. 7, an oblique view of the label tab (19), and its periphery, that projects from the inner surface of the sides (15, 16) of said lid (12).
  • the conventional compact disc case (1) would comprise a storage compartment (2) and a lid (12) together forming a flat parallelepiped.
  • Said storage compartment (2) in addition to having, protruding from the middle of the inner surface of its bottom panel (3), a disc stopper (10) that fits into the compact disc's center hole and stops the compact disc from moving in the radial direction, would have multiple disc anchors (9) arranged around said compact disc's outer edge.
  • said storage compartment (2) would be enclosed by both sides (4, 5) and the front (6) along the inner periphery of three sides of said bottom panel (3).
  • the sides (15, 16) would protrude, along the periphery of the inner surface of two sides of the top panel (14), slightly higher than said sides (4, 5) of said storage compartment, and have a rising (18) corresponding to the aforementioned aperture (8), while the inner surface of said sides (15, 16) would have multiple label tabs (19) corresponding to said clasping depressions (7) in said storage compartment (2).
  • a conventional compact disc storage case (1) thus comprised would have an aforesaid lid (12) made of transparent plastic so that, at the very least, when a portion of the label (21) in Fig.
  • EP 0 666 569 A2 discloses a flat, parallelepipedic compact disc storage case having a lid movably hinged at a disc storage compartment.
  • the disc storage compartment comprises a rising consisting of several ribs at the side at which the lid is hinged.
  • the flat, parallelepipedic compact disc storage case has a lid moveably hinged at one end of the lid's sides to one end of the sides of the disc storage compartment, and characterized by said storage compartment having a rising projecting from the bottom panel between the ends of said sides; and by the labels being secured to the outer surface of said rising.
  • the compact disc storage case that is this invention is a flat, parallelepipedic compact disc storage case having a lid moveably hinged at one end of the lid's sides to one end of the sides of the disc storage compartment; that said storage compartment has a rising projecting from the bottom panel between the ends of said sides; and that the labels are secured to the outer surface of said rising, relatively large undercuts such as conventional pockets are eliminated, the rising does not form undercuts, and the storage compartment, after forming, is easily discharged from the die cavity.
  • Said rising has a top face and side face capable of securing the oblong, rectangular labels.
  • the compact disc storage case that is this invention has a top face and side face capable of securing the oblong, rectangular labels, information concerning said compact disc is fully visible and intelligible from the exterior even when the lid of the case is closed.
  • said lid has holes in its top panel larger than the projected area of the label tabs and opposing the label tabs, which project from the inner surfaces of said sides.
  • said lid of the compact disc storage case that is this invention has holes in said top panel larger than the projected area of the label tabs and opposing the label tabs, which project from the inner surfaces of said sides, projections for the stationary-side die that form the top panel-side undercut of said label tabs are arranged in the place of slide cores for the undercut of said label tabs, and the formed lid, from which said label tabs protrude, is easily discharged from the die cavity as the movable-side die is opened.
  • said label tabs also function as closure tabs for said lid.
  • label tabs of the compact disc storage case that is this invention also function as closure tabs for said lid, there is no increase in protrusions having an undercut in the inner surface of the sides of said lid.
  • Fig. 1 is a top view of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention in its opened state; Fig. 2, a cross- section cut along line B-B in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an oblique view of the label tab (19) that projects from the inner sides (15, 16) of the sides of said lid (23) that comprises a portion of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention, and the holes (28) peripheral to said label tabs (19).
  • the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention comprises a combination of a storage compartment (22) and lid (23) that together form a flat parallelepiped.
  • Said storage compartment (22) in addition to having, protruding from the middle of the inner surface of its bottom panel (3), a disc stopper (10) that fits into the compact disc's center hole and stops the compact disc (CD) from moving in the radial direction, has multiple disc anchors (9) arranged around said compact disc's outer edge.
  • said storage compartment (22) is enclosed by the sides (4, 5) and the front (6) along the inner periphery of three sides of said bottom panel (3).
  • a rising (24) that protrudes in a such a manner as to bridge the ends of said sides (4, 5).
  • the sides (15, 16) protrude, along the periphery of the inner surface of two sides of the top panel (14), slightly higher than said sides (4, 5) of said storage compartment (22), and have a rising (18) of a height corresponding to the aforementioned apertures (8), while the inner surface of said sides (15, 16) has multiple protruding label tabs (19) corresponding to said clasping depressions (7) in said storage compartment (22).
  • holes (28) formed by protrusions (not shown) in the stationary-side die that comprises a portion of the forming die.
  • said holes (23) By designing said holes (23) to have roughly the same projected profile as said label tabs (19) and to occupy equal or greater surface area, label tabs (19) with good contours and parting lines can be obtained through cooperation with the movable-side die.
  • said lid (23) has a notch (29) on the side opposing said rising (24) that assures that the top face of said rising (24) aligns in a coplanar manner with said top panel (14) when said lid (23) is rotated.
  • the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention at the very least allows information about the contents stored on the compact disc (CD) that has been printed on the outer surface of the labels to be viewed through the outer faces of said case (30) by fabricating said lid (23) of transparent plastic, affixing and securing an oblong, rectangular top face label (25) and side face label (26) to the respective depressions of slight depth formed in the top face and side face of said rising (24), and, when necessary, inserting a top panel label (27) into the so-called undercut portion between the top panel (14) and the top face of said label tabs (19).
  • the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention will have new effects like the following: Namely, being that the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention (30) is a flat, parallelepipedic compact disc storage case having a lid (23) moveably hinged at one end of the lid's sides (15, 16) to one end of the sides (4, 5) of the disc storage compartment (22); and that said storage compartment (22) has said rising (24) protruding from said bottom panel (3) between the ends of said sides (4, 5) so that the label is secured to the outer face of said rising (24), relatively large undercuts such as conventional pockets are eliminated, said rising does not form undercuts, and said storage compartment (22), after forming, is easily discharged from the die cavity.
  • said rising (24) of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention has a top face and side face capable of securing the oblong, rectangular labels (25, 26), information concerning said compact disc (CD) is fully visible and intelligible from the exterior even when the lid of the case is closed.
  • said lid (23) of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention has said holes (28) in said top panel (14) larger than the projected area of the label tabs (19) and opposing the label tabs (19), which project from the inner surfaces of said sides (15, 16), projections for the stationary-side die that form the top panel-side undercut of said label tabs (19) are arranged in the place of slide cores for the undercut of said label tabs (19), and the formed lid (23), from which said label tabs (19) protrude, is easily discharged from the die cavity as the movable-side die is opened.
  • said label tabs (19) of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention also function as closure tabs for said lid (23), increase in protrusions having undercut in the inner surface of the sides (15, 16) of said lid (23) can be minimized.
  • said lid (23) has holes (28) in its top panel (14) larger than the projected area of the label tabs (19) and opposing the label tabs (19), which project from the inner surfaces of said sides (15, 16), projections for the stationary-side die that form the top panel-side undercut of said label tabs (19) are located at the positions corresponding to said holes (28), and the formed lid (23), from which said label tabs (19) protrude, is easily discharged from the die cavity as the movable-side die is opened.
  • said label tabs (19) of the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention also function as closure tabs for said lid (23), an increase in protrusions having a so-called undercut in the inner surface of the sides (15, 16) of said lid (23) can be avoided.
  • the compact disc storage case (30) that is this invention has made it possible to reduce forming costs and increase the efficiency of forming work.

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  1. Boítier parallélépipédique et plat (30) de rangement de disque compact ayant un couvercle (23). articulé de façon mobile par une extrémité des côtés du couvercle sur une extrémité des côtés (4-6) d'un compartiment (22) de rangement de disque,
       le compartiment (22) de rangement ayant une colonnette (24) faisant saillie du panneau de fond (3) entre les extrémités desdits côtés (4, 5),
       caractérisé en ce que
       la colonnette (24) est pourvue de creux de faible profondeur formés dans sa face supérieure et dans sa face latérale pour la fixation d'une étiquette (25) à la face supérieure et d'une étiquette (26) à la face latérale dans les creux respectifs.
  2. Boítier de rangement du disque compact selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit couvercle (23) présente des trous (27) dans son panneau supérieur (14) plus grands que la zone projetée des pattes (19) pour étiquettes et opposés aux pattes (19) pour étiquettes, qui font saillie des surfaces intérieures desdits côtés (15, 16).
  3. Boítier de rangement du disque compact selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdites pattes (19) pour étiquettes fonctionnent également en tant que pattes de fermeture pour ledit couvercle (23).
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